Efficacy and Safety of Methoxyflurane (Penthrox) for the Treatment of Acute Pain in Minor Trauma

NCT ID: NCT01420159

Last Updated: 2012-10-31

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-08-31

Study Completion Date

2012-07-31

Brief Summary

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This study investigates the treatment of acute pain, an unpleasant feeling caused by an injury. The overall purpose of the study is to gain more information that the pain relief medicine Penthrox(Methoxyflurane) administered using the Penthrox Inhaler(a distinctive green, whistle like object that you breathe through) is safe and works at relieving pain in patients aged 12 years and older who are admitted to a hospital Emergency Department with a minor injury (known as trauma).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Acute Pain Due to Trauma

Keywords

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Pain Trauma Analgesia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Methoxyflurane

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Methoxyflurane

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will have access to two 3 mL methoxyflurane (Penthrox) Inhalers or two 5mL placebo Inhalers to be self-administered.

Normal Saline

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Methoxyflurane

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will have access to two 3 mL methoxyflurane (Penthrox) Inhalers or two 5mL placebo Inhalers to be self-administered.

Interventions

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Methoxyflurane

Patients will have access to two 3 mL methoxyflurane (Penthrox) Inhalers or two 5mL placebo Inhalers to be self-administered.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Penthrox

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients 12 years of age or older who are able to give written informed consent or who are accompanied by a parent(s)/legal guardian able to provide written informed consent on their behalf.
* Evidence of signed and dated informed consent document(s) indicating that the patient (and/or a parent/legal guardian) has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study.
* Pain Score ≥ 4 to ≤ 7 as measured using Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) at the time of admission, due to minor trauma.

Exclusion Criteria

* Life-threatening condition requiring immediate admission in the Operating Room or Intensive Care Unit.
* Presence of any other clinical condition(s) that may, in the opinion of the investigator, impact on the patient's ability to participate in the study, or on the study results, including history of head injury and/or altered consciousness.
* Unable to provide written informed consent.
* Known pregnancy or lactation
* Acute intoxication with drugs or alcohol, based on the judgement of the attending physician.
* Treatment with any analgesic agent within 5 hours prior to presentation to ED (except diclofenac sodium which is prohibited within 8 hours prior to presentation to ED).
* Current ongoing use of analgesics for chronic pain.
* Use of an investigational product within one month prior to presentation to ED.
* Known personal or familial hypersensitivity to fluorinated anaesthetics.
* Known personal or familial history of malignant hyperthermia.
* Clinically significant respiratory depression.
* Use of methoxyflurane in the previous 4 weeks.
* Known pre-existing clinically significant renal or hepatic impairment according to the judgement of the clinician.
* Clinically significant cardiovascular instability.
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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ORION Clinical Services

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Medical Developments International Limited

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Frank M Coffey

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Nottingham University Hospitals, Queen's Medical Centre Campus

Locations

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Barnsley District General Hospital

Barnsley, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Colchester General Hospital

Colchester, , United Kingdom

Site Status

James Cook University Hospital

Middlesbrough, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Royal Victoria Infirmary

Newcastle upon Tyne, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen's Medical Centre Campus

Nottingham, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Hartshorn S, Dissmann P, Coffey F, Lomax M. Low-dose methoxyflurane analgesia in adolescent patients with moderate-to-severe trauma pain: a subgroup analysis of the STOP! study. J Pain Res. 2019 Feb 15;12:689-700. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S188675. eCollection 2019.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30863141 (View on PubMed)

Coffey F, Dissmann P, Mirza K, Lomax M. Methoxyflurane Analgesia in Adult Patients in the Emergency Department: A Subgroup Analysis of a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study (STOP!). Adv Ther. 2016 Nov;33(11):2012-2031. doi: 10.1007/s12325-016-0405-7. Epub 2016 Aug 27.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27567918 (View on PubMed)

Coffey F, Wright J, Hartshorn S, Hunt P, Locker T, Mirza K, Dissmann P. STOP!: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of methoxyflurane for the treatment of acute pain. Emerg Med J. 2014 Aug;31(8):613-8. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2013-202909. Epub 2014 Apr 17.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24743584 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MEOF-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id